authors are Sara McCulloch, Dorothy Mack, Dixie Lee McKeone, Melinda McRae, Anthea Malcolm, Elizabeth Mansfield, Libby Mansfield, Pauline Draper Marrs, Lillian Marsh, Prudence Martin, Sally Martin, Deborah Matthews, Laura Matthews, Phoebe Matthews, Emily Maxwell, Alix Melbourne, Joan Mellows, Lois Menzel, Lois J. Menzel, Barbara Metzger, Elizabeth Michaels, Kasy Micheals, Freda Michel, Cissie Miller, Nadine Miller, Colleen Moore, Kate Moore, and Lucy Muir.

McCulloch, Sara. Not Quite A Lady. Coventry Romances 96. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1980.

Mack, Dorothy. [Dorothy McKittrick]. The Raven Sisters. A Candlelight Regency Special 221. NY: Dell, 1977.

---. The Blackmailed Bridegroom. NY: Signet, 1984.

---. The Luckless Elopement. NY: Signet, 1984.

---. A Prior Attachment. NY: Signet, 1989.

---. The Unlikely Chaperone. NY: Signet, 1991.

MacKeever, Maggie. Lord Fairchild's Daughter. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1975.

---. A Notorious Lady. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1978.

---. Sweet Vixen. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1979.

---. Lady Bliss. Coventry Romances 13. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1979.

---. The Misses Millikin. Coventry Romances 55. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1980.

---. Jessabelle. Coventry Romances 121. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1981.

---. Lady Sweetbriar. Coventry Romances 169. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1982.

---. French Leave. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1988.

McKeone, Dixie Lee. Daughters Four. NY: Harlequin, 1988.

---. Sweet Doro. Harlequin Regency Romance 9. NY: Harlequin, 1989.

McRae, Melinda. The Duke's Daughter. NY: Signet, 1991.

---.Married by Mistake. NY: Signet, 1992.

---. Unrepentant Rake. NY: Signet, 1999.

Malcolm, Anthea. [Tracy Grant and Joan Grant]. The Widow's Gambit. NY: Zebra Books, 1988.

---. The Courting of Philippa. NY: Zebra Books, 1989.

---. Frivolous Pretence. NY: Zebra Books, 1990.

---. The Counterfeit Heart. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

---. A Touch of Scandal. NY: Zebra Books, 1991.

Mansfield, Elizabeth. [Paula Schwartz; see also this page ]. A Christmas Kiss. Reprint of Unexpected Holiday by Libby Mansfield. 1978. NY: Jove, 1990.

---. My Lord Murderer. 1978. [see also this page] NY: Jove, 1986.

---. The Phantom Lover. NY: Berkley, 1979.

---. A Very Dutiful Daughter. 1979. NY: Jove, 1986.

---. Duel of Hearts. 1980. NY: Jove, 1987.

---. Her Man of Affairs. 1980. [see also this page] NY: Jove, 1986.

---. A Regency Match. NY: Berkley, 1980.

---. Regency Sting. NY: Berkley, 1980.

---. The Fifth Kiss. NY: Berkley, 1981.

---. The Reluctant Flirt. 1981. NY: Jove, 1987.

---. Her Heart's Captain. NY: Berkley, 1983.

---. Passing Fancies. NY: Berkley, 1983.

---. A Marriage of Inconvience. NY: Berkley, 1984.

---. A Splendid Indiscretion. NY: Berkley, 1985.

---. The Counterfeit Husband. 1982. NY: Jove, 1987.

---. The Magnificent Masquerade. NY: Charter Books, 1987.

---. The Accidental Romance. NY: Charter Books, 1988.

---. A Grand Deception. NY: Charter Books, 1988.

---. The Bartered Bride. NY: Charter Books, 1989.

---. The Lady Disguised. NY: Charter Books, 1989.

---. A Prior Engagement. NY: Jove, 1990.

---. A Brilliant Mismatch. NY: Jove, 1991.

---. A Regency Charade. NY: Jove, 1997.

---. Love Lessons NY: Jove, 1998.

---. The Frost Fair. NY: Jove, 1998.

Mansfield, Libby. [Paula Schwartz]. Unexpected Holiday. A Candlelight Regency Special 233. NY: Dell, 1978.

Marrs, Pauline Draper. Second Season. Coventry Romances 7. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1979.

Marsh, Lillian. Love's Masquerade. Second Chance at Love 51. NY: Berkley/Jove, 1982.

Martin, Prudence. Passion's Persuasion. NY: Zebra Books, 1985.

---. Wager on Love. NY: Zebra Books, 1985.

Martin, Sally. The Reluctant Bridegroom. NY: Jove, 1991.

Matthews, Deborah. Bold and Bonny. Precious Gems. NY: Kensington, 1999.

---. A Gift of Love. Precious Gems. NY: Kensington, 1999.

Matthews, Laura. [Elizabeth Rotter/Elizabeth Neff Walker]. The Seventh Suitor. 1979. NY: Signet, 1991.

---. The Aim of a Lady. Your Warner Library of Regency Romance 15. NY: Warner Books, 1980.

---. Lord Clayborne's Fancy. Your Warner Library of Regency Romance 20. NY: Warner Books, 1980.

---. A Very Proper Widow. NY: Signet, 1982.

---. The Ardent Lady Amelia. NY: Signet, 1984.

---. Lord Greywell's Dilemma. Signet, 1986.

---. The Proud Viscount. Signet, 1987.

---. Miss Ryder's Memoirs. Signet, 1988.

---. A Fine Gentleman. NY: Signet, 1999.

---. A Prudent Match. NY: Signet, 2000.

Matthews, Phoebe. [Diane McClure Jones]. The Unsuitable Lovers. Candlelight Regency Special 682. NY: Dell, 1981.

Maxwell, Emily. The Wicked Count. NY: Zebra, 1990.

Melbourne, Alix. Regency Miss. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1978.

Mellows, Joan. Friends at Knoll House. [set in 1817] Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1974.

---.Harriet. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1977.

Menzel, Lois. [Lois J. Menzel]. A Reckless Wager. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1987.

---. Ruled by Passion. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1991.

Menzel, Lois J. At Daggers Drawn. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1989.

---. Celia. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1995.

Metzger, Barbara. Bething's Folly. NY: Avon Books, 1981.

---. My Lady Innkeeper. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1985.

---. An Early Engagement. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1990.

---. The Luck of the Devil. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1991.

---. Christmas Wishes. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1992.

---. A Loyal Companion. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1992.

---. An Angel for the Earl. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1994.

---. Father Christmas. NY: Fawcett, 1995.

---. Lady Whilton's Wedding. NY: Fawcett, 1995.

---. The Christmas Carrolls. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1997.

Michaels, Elizabeth. [Jeanne M. Stanton]. The Fabric of Love. Harlequin Regency Romance 58. NY: Harlequin, 1991.

Micheals, Kasey. [Kathie Seidic]. The Tenacious Miss Tamerlane. NY: Avon Books, 1982.

---. The Questioning Miss Quinton. NY: Avon Books, 1987.

Michel, Freda. Counter-Parry. NY: Fawcett Crest, 1977.

---. Lady Valiant. Coventry Romances 124. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1980.

Miller, Cissie. [Stanlee Miller Coy]. Tish. Coventry Romances 200. NY: Fawcett Coventry, 1981.

Mills, Anita. Duel of Hearts. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. The Duke's Double. NY: Signet, 1988.

---. Autumn Rain. [set in 1812] NY: Onyx, 1993.

Miller, Nadine. The Duke's Dilemma. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. The Gypsy Duchess. NY: Signet, 1996.

---. The Misguided Matchmaker. NY: Signet, 1997.

---. The Madcap Masquerade. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. The Unlikely Angel. NY: Signet, 1998.

---. A Touch of Magic. NY: Signet, 1999.

Moore, Colleen. [J. Messmann]. Bold Venture. A Candlelight Regency Special 690. NY: Dell, 1981.

Moore, Kate. To Kiss a Thief. NY: Avon Books, 1992.

---. The Mercenary Major. NY: Avon Books, 1994.
Comments from my reading diary, March 1995: This is a great romance, a lost heir story that is a bit cliched, but the real appeal is the great sexual tension between the hero and the heroine. The hero seems to go into heat the moment he lays eyes on the heroine.

Muir, Lucy. The Imprudent Wager. Harlequin Regency Romance 18. NY: Harlequin, 1990.

---. Sussex Summer. Harlequin Regency Romance 33. NY: Harlequin, 1990.